want
facts about the History, Climate, Famous People, TouristAttractions, Culture, or Religion of Paraguay, you've come to the right
place!

HISTORY

Paraguay was founded in1537 by Asuncion,
who came from Spain. Many battles andwars
have occurred in this South American country, but some of the
major wars thatchanged
all of Paraguay historically are: The Chaco war (from 1932-1935)
and theParaguayan war
(1864-1870), which was between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and
ofcourse, Paraguay. There
also was the declaration of independence in 1811 against theBuenos Aires revolutionaries.
To found out more information on these wars, please go tothe links page.

CULTURE

The natives in Paraguay are Indian, the Indian
language is Guarani. Spanish is used ingovernment, schools, and business while Guarani
is used in poetry and plays. Thesenative
Indians are well known for their extraordinary lace work called
Nanduti, they sayit is
modeled after the characteristics of a spider web. It is a derivative
of European lacemaking
tradition. The Paraguayan culture is very simple. The people in
this humblecountry are
hard workers, but at the same time care free when it comes to
being on time orhaving
deadlines.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Looking for a place to go
while you're on vacation? Well, you've come to theright place! Asuncion is the
capital of Paraguay, not to mention the largestcity as well. Some great places located
in Asuncion are:

Placio de Gobierno~ a
palace that is now able to be photographed, but before , anyonecaught taking pictures of
this grand palace was to be shot on sight! Even if the werejust "gazing".

Casa Viola~ This is one
of the very few surviving colonial buildings existing now. (asktravel agent for location)

The 19th Century Cathedral
and its museum is also a wonderful sight to see, stainedglass windows and high ceilings
make you fee royal!

Casa de la Independencia~
Asuncion's oldest building!

The Chaco is also a great
place to see! It's a plain with a a fairly large number ofParaguayan people.

Neu-Halbstadt~ an Indian
hand craft store located on the Chaco.

Loma Plata~ the oldest
and most traditional settlement on the plain! Very authentic!

The Amazon rainforest
makes up part of Paraguay. The Amazon is home to millions of species
of plants, mammals, birds,
reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects! Some parts of the forest
are almost impenetrable.

*Climate*

Want to stay away from snow storms and cold rains?
Paraguay is the place to go! ThisLatin
country is very warm in its summers and rains humid rains where
its forests are.Paraguay
is rarely cold; so, if you're the type that
can't stand being cold..... Paraguay'stropical weather will be paradise for you!!!Humidity is also a common factor
in the tropics of Paraguay.

~*Religion*~

Paraguay has
many religions, the people aren't too prejudiced about having
variousreligions
and beliefs in the same area. The MAIN religion however, is now
Catholicism.Once the Spaniards came and introduced
the belief of God and the
Virgin Mary;Paraguayans had
converted mainly through force of the Spanish church. Althoughsome people openly
took on the idea of God being THE only greater being whomcreated everything,
most local Paraguayans had grudgingly converted for the sake ofsparing a fight.